Gemini CLI crossref mcp server Resource/crossref-guide
How to: Gemini CLI crossref mcp server crossref-guide
Add crossref mcp server to Gemini CLI
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01
Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"crossref-mcp-server": {
"httpUrl": "https://crossref.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}-
02
Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
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03
crossref-guide is surfaced wherever your client lets you attach context. It is context to attach, not an action to run.
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04
If it does not appear, check that crossref mcp server is connected and that you are looking at its resources rather than its tools.
Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs
Set these first
crossref mcp server will not start until these are set, so it never reaches Gemini CLI.
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CROSSREF_MAILTO -
CROSSREF_BASE_URL -
CROSSREF_TIMEOUT_MS -
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
Same resource, other clients
Read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling resources/list on 14 November 2026.
A listing does not declare its resources, so asking is the only way to know them, and this
is what the server actually offers rather than what its listing claims. Names only are
stored; connect the server for each resource's type and contents.